Blue Damsel Booby Barbless. Boobies are one of the commonly used flies on our Stillwater fisheries today with competition anglers and anglers just out for pleasure. These can be used for the washing line technique. Boobies are available in many colours and is an essential fly for all fly fishing anglers. If you are a Stillwater angler you should be carrying a selection of these in your fly box. Rainbow and Blue trout find the blob an irresistible pattern to swim past.